Six Paths to the Center
A Transformational Retreat at Mount Madonna
November 20-23, 2025 | Thursday–Sunday | Santa Cruz Mountains, CA
THE INVITATION
Presence and Fulfillment
You’ve built a successful career, shaped your world, and proven yourself. And yet - when you're honest - something deeper is stirring. A quiet inner voice wondering: Is this all there is?
You’re not looking for another tool, goal, or hustle. You’re seeking something more essential. A return to center. A deeper sense of wholeness. A life that’s not just outwardly successful, but truly fulfilled.
Welcome to Six Paths to the Center.
This is not a retreat for learning how to do more. It’s a space to remember – and embody – who you truly are, underneath your sneaky coping strategies and survival mechanisms. This is an invitation for a courageous journey inward, towards a powerful (and authentic) way of living.
What you'll experience
The Retreat
Through immersive practices, transformational coaching, spacious time in nature, and spiritual reflection, we’ll guide you through six archetypal journeys, each one revealing ways we lose connection with presence… and pointing the way back home.
Expect to leave with:
- A deeper sense of connection
- Embodiment tools to move through life with more freedom
- A renewed connection to your authentic presence
The Setting: Mount Madonna Retreat Center
Nestled in the redwood forests of the Santa Cruz Mountains, Mount Madonna is a sacred and serene 380-acre retreat center with panoramic views of the Monterey Bay. On site you’ll find:
- Trails through towering redwoods and open meadows, with breathtaking sunrises and sunsets
- A full-service wellness center with bodywork treatments
- A beautiful Hanuman Temple with daily ceremonies
- Delicious vegetarian meals made with love, a cute cafe with seasonal lattes, and a great gift store
This is the perfect place to reset your nervous system and return to center in the lead up to Thanksgiving.
The Flow
Thursday — Arrival + Opening Circle
Friday & Saturday — 2–3 Experiential Sessions per day with spacious breaks for bodywork/treatments, hot tubbing, nature, rest, and integration, followed by ecstatic dance after dinner
Sunday — Closing Ceremony + Integration
We’ll explore the Six Paths through:
- Somatic and embodiment practices
- Inquiry, journaling, and group coaching
- Meditation, movement, and ceremony
- Profound experiences that invite ego transformation
- Supported integration in community
This retreat weaves together powerful ancient teachings, modern neuroscience and approaches to change, energetic attunement, deep somatic presencing, and highly practical application. Over the weekend you’ll become truly nourished.
About your facilitators
Ekat Petrova
Ekat Petrova
Ekat Petrova
Women’s Liberation Coach and former Googler who blends executive leadership coaching with trauma-informed, body-based transformation rooted in classical tantra. She helps powerful women reclaim their energy, voice, and joy through deep inner work. Ekat is a certified Executive Coach, VITA Method Sex Love and Relationship Coach, writer, and mama based in the Bay Area.
David Evans
Ekat Petrova
Ekat Petrova
Executive coach and transformation facilitator with a passion for supporting high-achieving leaders. Formerly a tech founder and C-level exec, David brings 15+ years of experience helping individuals and teams thrive at startups and global companies like Adobe, eBay, and Cisco. He’s trained in Co-Active coaching and leadership and lives with his wife and kids in Napa, California.
What's Included
Retreat Tuition: $900 includes
Group Opening Call (Pre-Retreat) + 2 Post-Retreat Integration Calls
All workshops, guided practices, movement sessions, and ceremonies
Daily movement & meditation
Yoga, ecstatic dance, plentiful nature time, and temple visits
Lodging is booked separately via Mount Madonna ($99–$385/night).
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Space is limited to 20 participants.
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